"incorrect" negative particles with moods

Michael Nicholls mikusa at hotmail.com
Wed Sep 18 15:20:39 EDT 2002


I haven't been on the message board much, so maybe this has been addressed
before (apologies in advance).

I've come across two instances in which the "incorrect" negative particle
is used with verbs/verbals in the NT (maybe there are more).

John 3:18 has MH PEPISTEUKEN, and 1 Peter 1:8 has OUK IDONTES.

What is going on in these two instances? Are there good explanations for
these or are they simply deviations from the normal grammatical
conventions (notice I didn't say errors - grammar is subject to language,
not vise versa).

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond.
Michael.



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